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-- Mayor Tarver felt the figures should be 80 % of the traffic coming from Livermore and <br /> 20% of traffic coming from Pleasanton. He thought the study should have counted license plates <br /> to verify how many vehicles were coming through Pleasanton. He said at First and Neal Streets <br /> there is a tremendous number of vehicles going through the signal that are not from Pleasanton. <br /> He was concerned with the validity of the report. <br /> <br /> Mr. Waller said the volume of traffic around the City was looked at. The number was <br /> then used to constrain the estimates stated in the study. The definition of cut-through traffic for <br /> this study was traffic that has neither end of the trip in Pleasanton. <br /> <br /> Mr. Pico asked if the number of cars in 1990 during the one a.m. peak hour was 50 and <br /> one p.m. peak hour was 80. <br /> <br /> Mr. Waller said that is correct. <br /> <br /> Mr. van Gelder said the rule of thumb is 10% of the traffic occurs during peak hours, <br /> which is approximately 1500 cars going both directions. <br /> <br /> Ms. Michelotti asked if these cars start in Livermore and end up on Sunol Boulevard. <br /> Mr. Waller said yes. <br /> <br /> Mr. Pico said using the 20% rule, with 1500 cars during the peak hours, with 750 going <br /> in each directions, then 150 would be cut-through traffic. He also had concerns about the <br /> validity of the report. <br /> <br /> Mayor Tarver said he was looking for license plate identification checks for the actual <br /> number of vehicles coming from Livermore on Stanley to get to 680 south. He felt 90% of the <br /> traffic was cutting through Pleasanton because the freeways are congested. He said the CMA <br /> models do not truly project what the levels of service will be in the future. The study needs to <br /> show the Livermore traffic that uses Stanley. He believed there needs to be an accurate, <br /> objective number as a starting point. <br /> <br /> Mr. van Gelder said the numbers could be validated and said video or photos would need <br /> to be done to calculate the number of cars that go through and those that turn off. A similar <br /> study was done several years for Bernal Avenue/Valley Avenue. <br /> <br /> Ms. Michelotti asked what the fastest route would be for the Ruby Hill vehicles. <br /> <br /> Mr. van Gelder said the majority would probably use Vineyard Avenue. <br /> <br /> Mr. Waller said the 1997 estimates are more accurate. In the year 2000 the Tri-Valley <br /> model considers significant development and congestion on the freeway. The estimates for cut- <br /> <br /> Pleasanton City Council 10/21/97 <br /> Minutes 9 <br /> <br /> <br />